ABSTRACT

The main principle of our project is to study the existing state highway and design of two
lane flexible pavement by considering the traffic volume at Pragnapur to Bhongir road.
The present road is insufficient for traffic which causes severe disturbance. In order to
facilitate easy transportation we require to widen the existing pavement.
The sequential step involved in the project are, Initially traffic volume study is conducted
to determine the passage of number of vehicles per day and to determine the wheel load,
based on the analysis of traffic volume the road widening technique is applied and then
survey the road by theodolite surveying and elevations and depressions are evaluated.
In the second phase the soil test is conducted to determine the soil properties like CBR
test is conducted for determining the soil bearing capacity.
In the third phase pavement thickness is determined for the design of widening pavement.
The tests are conducted for this project are like soil test, abrasion test, CBR test, bitumen
test, etc.
The codes referred for the design of pavement are IRC:37-2001, IRC:73-2007

CHAPTER 1
INTRODUCTION
This is an introduced to flexible pavement design. It is not intended as definitive
treatise, and it does not encompass the design of rigid pavement. Engineers are cautioned
that much of pavement design is governed by codes, specifications and practices of public
agencies. Engineers must always determine the requirements of the regulatory authority
within those jurisdiction specific projects fall.
Basis of Design:
The prime factor influencing the structural design of a pavement is the load
carrying capacity required. The thickness of pavement necessary to provide the desired
load carrying capacity is a function of the following five principles variables:

Vehicle wheel load or axle load.

Configuration of vehicle wheels or tracks.
Volume of traffic during the design life of pavement.
Soil strength.
Modulus of rupture (flexural strength) for concrete pavements.
The Procedure presented here for design of Flexible Pavements is generally
referred to as the California Bearing Ratio (CBR) design procedure. This
procedure requires that each layer be thick enough to distribute the stresses
induced by traffic so that when they reach the underlying layer they will not
overstress and produce excessive shear deformation in the underlying layer. Each
layer must also be compacted adequately so that traffic does not produce an
intolerable amount of added compaction. Use ASTMD S 1557 compaction effort
procedures to design against consolidation under traffic.

Computer aided Design:

In addition to the design procedures presented here in, computer programs are
available for determining pavement thickness and compaction requirements for roads,
streets, and open storage areas.
Before this all process the existing road and its level should be known so that a
straight and convent formation level can be made.

1.1 AIM:
The goal of our project is to design of Two Lane Flexible Pavement by
considering the traffic volume at Pragnapur to Bhongir road.
We have selected this project because the existing road is insufficient for traffic
due to the heavy traffic in that area. In our project the road will be extended to reduce the
heavy traffic.
1.2 METHODOLGY:

Visiting site.
Collection of Traffic volume.
Surveying.
Selection of suitable benchmark.
Carrying out leveling.
Formation levels.
Collection of soil samples.
Testing of soil samples.
Design part of Flexible Pavement.

CHAPTER 2
STUDY AREA

Bhongir
Latitude: 17.5108N
Longitude:78.8889E

CHAPTER 3
LITERATURE REVIEW

Introduction to Transportation Engineering

Written By: Tom V. Mathew and K V Krishna Rao

IRC method of design of flexible pavements:

Overview:
Indian roads congress has specified the design procedures for flexible pavements based
on CBR values. The Pavement designs given in the previous edition IRC:37-1984 were
applicable to design traffic upto only 30 million standard axles (msa). The earlier code is
empirical in nature which has limitations regarding applicability and extrapolation.